Yann Arthus-Bertrand

To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Will we be able to imagine a new culture of water?

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Our children think our world will end. It's a tragic thing. Adults don't think that. They don't see that we are eating…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I learned to be a hot-air balloon pilot to take tourists over the Masai Mara Reserve in order to earn some money…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

No one is an environmentalist by birth. It is only your path, your life, your travels that awaken you.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The fact is that seven per cent of the global population emits 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and the proportions…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

You know the problem, we don't want to believe what we know.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The trust we build over the years if of tremendous help to me when I start in a new project and need…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

There is something very utopian about what I do. But utopia is nothing more than a truth that the world is not…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I'm not an expert when it comes to technology, but what changed things for me was autofocus. I used to have to…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

An image of the earth, its landscapes, directly affects people. The beauty of the earth creates enormous emotion, and through that emotion,…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I always take hundreds and hundreds of pictures. I used to work for 'National Geographic,' and they gave us a lot of…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

I wanted to be a scientist. I did a thesis on lions. But I realised photography can show things writing can't. Lions…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The whole world is determined by trade - which is really the blood of the world. The driving force is everyone's desire…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 changed my life completely, turning me into an activist. From the air, you see things you…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

For nearly two years, I was flying above the planet with my camera. I knew straight away that this was something important…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The lions taught me photography. They taught me patience and the sense of beauty, a beauty that penetrates you.

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

For me, an aerial picture is no different than a close-up portrait. It's a question of framing and angle. Helicopters are great…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

After Hurricane Katrina, over New Orleans, my helicopter crashed and the pilot and I were only saved because we fell on the…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

One fifth of human kind depend on fish to live. Today now 70 percent of the fish stock are over-exploited. According to…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

It's time to come together. We all have the power to change, so what are we waiting for?

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand

The key of 'The Earth from Above,' and of 'Home' is to show the beauty of the planet, and thereby to promote…

— Yann Arthus-Bertrand